Summary for Agyneta simplicitarsis (Araneae)

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National Distribution

 
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Agyneta simplicitarsis male Copyright: Tylan Berry
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Name: Agyneta simplicitarsis
Authority: (Simon, 1884)
Order: Arachnida: Araneae
Family: Linyphiidae
National Rarity status: NS
IUCN status: LC

Records: 538
First Record: 1900
Latest Record: 2024

1992-on hectads: 69
Pre-1992 hectads: 22
Total hectads: 81

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Recorded altitude range
0m to 200m

Species text

Distribution
The species is confined to the south of England. In Europe it has been recorded from France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania.

Habitat and ecology
M. simplicitarsis occurs mainly on calcareous grassland near the coast and grazing marsh grassland, usually in taller tussocky grass. Occasional records from heathland areas and shingle possibly represent stray individuals from nearby grassland or roadside verges. Adults have been recorded in most months of the year, with a peak between spring and mid-summer.

Status
The spider may be relatively frequent in some areas. It is fairly common on chalk and limestone grassland near the coast in Dorset and Sussex, and in grazing marsh grassland in Essex and the north Kent marshes, but there are few records from elsewhere.

Threats
Overgrazing and the loss of calcareous grassland and coastal grazing marsh grassland to arable agriculture.

Management and conservation
Grazing levels need to be low enough to maintain structural variety and tussocks in grassland.

Text based on Dawson, I.K., Harvey, P.R., Merrett, P. & Russell-Smith, A.R. (in prep.).  References

Adult Season

Adult Season Data (based on 387 records with adult season information)


Habitats

background methodology

Broad Habitat Data (based on 95 records with habitat information)

Broad subhabitat Data (based on 2 records with subhabitat information)

Structural Habitat Data (based on 179 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 260 records with habitat detail and method information)

Recorded management for locations with Agyneta simplicitarsis

Recorded substrate and hydrology for locations with Agyneta simplicitarsis

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